{"id":33160,"date":"2019-07-11T10:59:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T09:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=33160"},"modified":"2019-07-11T10:59:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T09:59:21","slug":"youths-pay-more-bribes-than-those-over-55-years-old-says-transparency-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/youths-pay-more-bribes-than-those-over-55-years-old-says-transparency-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Youths Pay More Bribes Than Those Over 55 Years Old, Says Transparency International"},"content":{"rendered":"

– Police, government officials, lawmakers most corrupt … One in four Africans pay bribes to access services<\/p>\n

The tenth edition of Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) \u2013 Africa, released on African Anti-Corruption Day by Transparency International in partnership with Afrobarometer, revealed that more than half of all citizens surveyed in 35 African countries think corruption is getting worse in their country.<\/p>\n

Fifty-nine percent of people think their government is doing badly at tackling corruption.<\/p>\n

The largest and most detailed survey of citizens\u2019 views on bribery and other forms of corruption in Africa, the survey asked 47,000 citizens in 35 countries about their perceptions of corruption and direct experiences of bribery.<\/p>\n

The results show more than 1 in 4 people who accessed public services, such as health care and education, paid a bribe in the previous year. This is equivalent to approximately 130 million people.<\/p>\n

The report also highlighted that corruption disproportionately affects the most vulnerable, with the poorest paying bribes twice as often as the richest. Young people pay more bribes than those over 55 years old.
\n\u201cCorruption is hindering Africa\u2019s economic, political and social development. It is a major barrier to economic growth, good governance and basic freedoms, like freedom of speech or citizens\u2019 right to hold governments to account,\u201d said Patricia Moreira, Managing Director of Transparency International.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile governments have a long way to go in regaining citizens\u2019 trust and reducing corruption, these things don\u2019t exist in a vacuum. Foreign bribery and money laundering divert critical resources away from public services, and ordinary citizens suffer most.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the survey, the police are considered the most corrupt institution, with 47 percent of people believing that most or all police are corrupt. Many citizens also think government officials and parliamentarians are highly corrupt, at 39 percent and 36 per cent respectively.<\/p>\n

As in the previous edition of the GCB for Africa, the police consistently earn the highest bribery rate across the continent. This may be one of the reasons that two-thirds of those surveyed fear retaliation for reporting corruption.
\nOn a positive note, more than half of citizens believe that ordinary people can make a difference in the fight against corruption.<\/p>

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\u201cTo reduce the heavy burden of corruption on ordinary people, African states that have not done so should ratify and effectively implement the African Union Convention to Prevent and Combat Corruption,\u201d said Paul Banoba, Regional Advisor for East Africa at Transparency International.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfricans believe they can make a difference. Governments must allow them the space to do so.\u201d
\nTransparency International, therefore, urged governments to put anti-corruption commitments into practice and to investigate, prosecute and sanction all reported cases of corruption in both the public and the private sector, with no exception.<\/p>\n

It also wants governments to develop minimum standards and guidelines for ethical procurement and build strong procurement practice throughout the continent with training, monitoring and research.<\/p>\n

Among other things, the organization urged African governments to adopt open contracting practices, which make data and documentation clearer and easier to analyse and ensure transparency in hiring procedures; create mechanisms to collect citizens\u2019 complaints and strengthen whistleblower protection to ensure that citizens can report instances of corruption without fear of reprisal; and enable media and civil society to hold governments accountable.<\/p>\n

It said it would also want governments to support political party funding transparency and allow cross border cooperation to combat corruption.<\/p>\n

\u201cAuthorities should also establish public registers that name the owners of shell companies and adopt and enforce laws that address stolen assets.<\/p>\n

Additionally, business leaders and boards of companies, including multinational companies operating in Africa, should effectively and transparently implement the highest international anti-corruption and anti-money laundering standards,\u201d a statement issued on today by the anti-corruption organization said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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